RAG for Video Retrieval

This project explores the implementation of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for video data retrieval using open-source libraries and models.

Challenges and Goals

The project tackles the challenge of applying RAG to a non-standard domain - video data. This involved data pre-processing, multimodal embedding generation, and retrieval based on user queries.

Technical Breakdown

1. Data Creation & Transformation

• Transcription:
  • YouTube videos: Transcripts are directly used.
  • Local videos (.mp4): OpenAI Whisper model is used to generate VTT files for videos lacking built-in transcripts.
  • Context Extraction: Frames are extracted from each video segment's median timestamp to provide contextual information.

2. Embedding & Storage

• Embedding Generation: CLIP library is used to generate embeddings for both video frames and text data.
• Data Storage: LanceDB is chosen for efficient storage of the generated embeddings.

3. Retrieval & UI

• Multimodal RAG System: LangChain is used to build a multimodal RAG system for retrieving relevant video segments based on user queries.
• UI Interface: Gradio provides a user-friendly interface for interacting with the system. Users can input queries and the system will identify the matching segment and play the video from the correct timestamp.

Technology Stack

OpenAI Whisper, CLIP, LanceDB, LangChain, Gradio, Llama 3.2 11b Vision

License

This project is licensed under the Apache 2.0 License.